Programma Televisivo: Without a Trace - 5x21
Why don't you come back to bed?
I can't sleep.
You worried about the job?
(sighs) Yeah, yeah, a little.
It's going to go fine, Mark.
It always does.
Today's no different.
You're right.
How about I take you to Bernardo's tonight?
I'll make the reservation.
You mean everything to me.
You know that, right?
Prove it.
Security!
Step out of the vehicle!
Clear the area!
We got a bomb!
(screaming) No!
No!
(screams) That's a cut!
(cheering) Whoo!
You okay, Mark?
How do you feel?
Medium rare.
Hey, the gag looked bitchin'.
Great work, man.
Thanks.
I'm going to be in my trailer.
Hey, everybody, Mark O'Neil.
Yeah!
(cheering) Danny.
Hey.
Hey.
Thank you very much, okay?
So, I, uh, hear we got a missing actor.
Anyone famous?
Uh, a stuntman, actually.
His name is Mark O'Neil.
Four hours ago he did what the industry calls a full burn, then he headed to his trailer and he never came back.
Um, any sign of a struggle in his, uh, trailer?
Nothing.
NYPD found his wallet and his cell phone on the table.
I spoke to on-set security and they said that he arrived here this morning in a taxicab, and they swear that they never saw him leave, so...
Wait a second, four hours?
It's a little too early to be calling us.
He's probably having a long lunch.
ke a look at that.
He got that text message right before he went missing.
Okay, that puts a different spin on things.
Herman Jarvis, Special Agent Spade.
This is Special Agent Taylor; we're FBI.
Hey, I got to go.
I got people here.
Any news on Mark?
How well do you know Mr.
O'Neil?
Well, I must have hired him a dozen times over the years.
He's a stand-up guy.
This whole thing is crazy.
When was the last time you spoke to him?
About an hour before the stunt.
Did it seem like he was in trouble?
Only trouble I saw was what happened right in front of me.
Welcome to Insane Bomber III.
How the mighty have fallen, huh?
Hey, man, a job's a job.
Thanks for bringing me on board.
Well, you wouldn't take no for an answer.
I know.
I know.
I owe you one.
Seriously, man, I mean, why...
why do you want do this job?
It's just a routine burn on a direct-to-video stinker.
You know, routine works for me.
Time to leave the high falls to the young guys.
Meg and I are engaged, so...
Wait a minute.
You quit chasing tail?
Mark O'Neil!
I had to see it to believe it.
All right, Fowler, cool it.
What's done is done.
It's not bad enough you trash me all over town.
Now you're going to bump me off the burn?
Hey, look, man, I'm sorry.
I didn't know you were up for it.
Sorry?!
It's my first gig in three months!
This is the scotch talking, all right?
Cool it.
I'll take you apart, man.
Don't make this any harder than it has to be, kid.
Just walk away.
This is not over, you hear me?
This is not over!
Jimmy's like most stuntmen.
He's not afraid of much, so there's no telling where it's going to stop.
Fortunately, security came and took him away.
Why did he accuse O'Neil of trashing him?
Mark said he hired Jimmy for a gig and he swed up drunk.
Jimmy thought Mark was blackballing him after that.
Where can we find him?
(laughing): Probably in a bar somewhere.
When you hired him, did he fill out a W2, an I9, any of those kinds of forms?
Yeah.
I can round that up for you.
Thank you.
Okay, thanks.
Hey, so we put out an APB on Jimmy Fowler.
No record, but he's got a motive.
You know, it doesn't really track.
O'Neil was an A-list player.
His agent said he picked this movie over a big budget film in Toronto.
Well, maybe the movie in Toronto was more risky.
No, it was less risky.
They just wanted him to coordinate a couple of fights.
So he chose a lousy job over the good one.
He must have had a reason.
Yeah, I think we should check the crew on the set again.
Maybe somebody there had a problem with him.
Will do.
Mark was distracted this morning.
I...
I thought it was about the stunt.
Now I don't know what to think.
Did something come up?
After you called, I was looking for a recent photo of Mark and I...
I found this.
Is this his?
He always said they were too dangerous to have in the house.
He doesn't own one.
Okay, we're going to need to take this with us.
We'll run a trace and see if something comes up.
Ms.
Pruitt, did Mark have any contact with Jimmy Fowler?
No, uh, it seemed like things with them blew over.
You think he did this?
Right now we're looking into everyone and everything.
Besides Jimmy Fowler, did he have a problem with anyone else on the movie set?
I don't think so.
How about things between the two of you?
Any problems?
We used to be on-again, off-again, lots of drama.
Then, a year ago, there was an accident.
It was kind of a turning point.
On a stunt?
No, no, but he was, um, dirt biking with ather stuntman, Hugh Dolan.
Hugh crashed.
He got prettmessed up.
Was anybody at fault It was a freak thing.
Hugh wasn't wearing a helmet, but I think Mark feels responsible, you know?
Uh, they were in the military together.
Hugh was like his little brother.
Made him take a hard look at his life.
Not long after that, he...
proposed.
(sniffles) And, uh, and things with us were the best they'd ever been.
Until about a week ago.
What happened?
I don't know...
I don't know.
He, he just got quiet, withdrawn.
Then, three nights ago, he just lost it.
Dinner's two minutes away.
Why'd you pull that thing back out?
It helps me relax.
Can we talk about something?
Yeah, sure.
I was thinking about going for my master's in business.
Whatever you want to do.
Well, the thing is, I'd have to quit work to go back to school.
I wouldn't be making any money.
But a degree would give me a shot at a better salary.
The downside is I'd be up against a bunch of 25-year-olds.
You know why I enjoy working on this clock?
It makes sense.
It only goes together one way.
There's only one right answer.
I don't want to talk about your clock.
I want to talk about school.
It's your decision, Meg; stop trying to make it mine.
This affects both of us.
Well, I don't want the responsibility.
I just need your opinion.
Well, you're not gonna get it!
Okay?!
And don't ask me what's right for you or anybody else 'cause I don't know.
Mark, what's going on?
I'm going to go get a drink.
He left lots of rubber on the driveway on his way out.
I'd never seen him like that.
Do you have any idea why he took a cab to work this morning?
He didn't take a cab.
He drove.
Okay, uh, what kind of car does he drive?
A Ford Expedition, black.
Hey, anything pop on the Expedition?
Nothing yet.
Still can't figure out why he showed up to work in a cab.
Well, maybe he caught wind that Fowler was after him and he was trying to go low-pro.
Yeah, yeah, O'Neil could've staged this whole thing.
He's feeling the pressure of being responsible for other people.
He just wanted to disappear.
Mmm.
You're forgetting about the text messa.
Maybe he sent it to himself, tossed it and drove away.
Hmm.
How's it going with the behind-the-scenes footage?
It's coming along, but nothing yet.
WOMAN (on TV): So how'd you get to be a stuntman?
I was in the Marine Corps, and when I got out, I kind of fell into a job as an extra on a war movie.
WOMAN: That must have been a huge change from being a soldier.
Well, what's the same is the, um...
the bond between us.
You know?
It's a...
it's a powerful thing.
We put our lives in each other's hands.
It's a sacred trust.
Hey, Danny, take a look at this.
(tape rewindg) He starts acting nervous right about here.
We put our lives in each other's hands.
It's a sacred trust.
Well, if someone threatened my life, I'd be nervous, too.
Yeah, but based on the timecode, he hadn't received a death threat at this point.
This is even before Jimmy Fowler showed up.
He got himself a gun.
He-he was worried about something.
(cell phone ringing) Taylor.
Really?
Well, is he alive?
Okay.
Yeah, bring him in.
Thanks.
That was the state police.
They arrested Fowler.
He crashed after a high-speed chase.
JACK: Looks like the stunt driving didn't go so well.
Where's Mark O'Neil, Jimmy?
I don't know.
Outrunning the cops says that you do.
Now, I'm gonna give you a second chance at a first impression.
Where did you go when you were kicked off the set?
I went to my car, and I drove home.
Jimmy, why are witnesses saying that they saw you spend the morning on Adams Street, 200 feet from set?
JACK: You know what I think?
I think you wanted a second crack at O'Neil.
That's lying in wait, special circumstances.
It'll get you the needle.
Hey, hold on a minute.
I didn't kill anybody!
Yeah, but you didn't go home either.
So what'd you do?
O'Neil screwed me over.
And I wanted to do some damage.
So I saw him sneak off the set.
I followed him.
(whispering) (car engine starts) The two of them drove off, and that was the last time I seen him.
And you expect us to believe that?
It's what happened.
And I got the hell out of there.
Yeah, that was a really brave move.
I figured he got what was coming to him.
Plus, everybody knew how pissed off I was about him taking my job.
I thought I'd get blamed for it.
That's why I ran.
Who was the guy?
I don't know.
I've never seen him.
We're gonna need a sketch.
I can't draw.
With a sketch artist, moron.
Right.
Right.
drive He doesn't look familiar.
Maybe this was just a carjacking?
He seemed to be waiting for him.
So you think he was after Mark?
Why, why would he take him?
We're not sure, but it might help if we knew where he was going.
What do you mean?
Mark made a point of leaving so that no one saw him.
We assume that he planned to go back to finish his stunts.
So what we need to know is, are there any places nearby that he might go?
Ms.
Pruitt?
Mark had a weakness for other women.
He used to sneak off the set.
That's why I broke up with him before.
I thought we were past all that.
(sniffles) We spoke to the women on the crew.
He didn't hook up with any of them.
No hotel reservations in his name.
So you don't think he has a little chippie stashed away somewhere?
I think this feels bigger than a roll in the hay.
A lot of planning went into this.
So where's the carjacking fit in?
It's hard to say, but I'm beginning to think that he took this job so that he could slip away and nobody'd know where he was.
Well, he couldn't get far.
He only had an hour before he had to get back to set.
Keep checking people in the area.
You got it.
Thank you.
You get anything from the film?
Well, not from the actual stunt, but check this out.
It's behind-the-scenes footage of the making of the movie.
this ?
?
Okay, here's where the text "You die today" He looks like he thinks it's coming from somewhere nearby.
Exactly.
That's why we decided to take a closer look.
This is a few seconds before, and look, it looks like this guy is sending a text.
Sure enough, same guy.
Let's get a copy of that out to O'Neil's friends.
See if somebody can ID him.
Excuse me, Jack.
I just got off the phone with ATF.
O'Neil's pistol is registered to Hugh Dolan, his friend who was injured in the motorcycle accident.
I'm sorry.
(sighs) Everything's kind of slow for me.
It's all right, Mr.
Dolan.
Take your time.
I'm pretty sure I've never seen him.
No.
Me neither.
I can't believe Mark's gone missing.
How long have you known him?
Uh...
how long?
Lilly?
About ten years.
Yeah, that's right.
We served in the same unit.
After I got discharged, he helped me get into the stunt business.
He's the best friend I got.
Mr.
Dolan, we found your handgun at Mark's house.
Any idea how it got there?
I gave it to him.
When?
Uh...
day or two ago, I think it was.
Heather, hey, the guys and I were just talking about you and the other models.
We're real excited to see you.
(knocking) What?
No.
Hey, Lilly.
LILLY: Come on in.
I was just leaving.
Hey, Mark.
Did I forget that you're coming over?
No, buddy, I was...
I was just in the neighborhood.
(turns TV off) How you doing?
Pretty good.
Good.
Listen, Hugh, I need to ask you something.
Do you still have the Sig?
The pistol, Hugh-- do you still have it?
Yeah.
Why?
I, uh, I need to borrow it.
I got into some trouble in a bar last night, and I don't think it's over.
What kind of trouble?
Just...
it's an ex-con, just out of prison.
It's a long story, Hugh.
Can I borrow the gun or not?
Uh...
okay.
I guess so.
So I gave it to him.
Did he ever say who this ex-con was?
No.
Maybe it's this guy...
right?
Honey, why did you buy a gun?
I can't protect you anymore.
Not since the accident.
This accident, we know that Mark was involved, but what exactly happened?
It was a pretty day.
Hope you're hungry 'cause you're gonna be eating lots of my dust.
(laughs): Go to hell.
Damn.
You know, I forgot the helmets in the garage.
Your memory's going.
Ah, come on.
We don't need them.
Let's go.
Getting old, man.
Old and slow.
I'll show you who's slow.
(engine starts) He took off.
I took off after him.
They said that I was going too fast to make a curve.
Hugh!
Oh, God.
Help!
Help!
Mark kept me alive until the medics came.
I'd be dead if it wasn't for him.
So you don't blame him?
No, of course not.
Even so, we still need to know where both of you were this morning.
We were here, both of us.
(helicopter whirring) Mario Stubbs?
FBI.
What can I get you?
I'd like some information on Mark O'Neil.
I don't think I know the man.
Well, according to his Visa, you ran his tab here four nights ago.
We know that O'Neil had trouble with someone.
What happened?
Nothing at first.
He hadn't been around for quite some time.
Seems he had sorrows that needed drowning.
WOMAN: So if your girlfriend didn't do anything, why'd you yell at her?
Because I suck.
I don't know.
I think I'm trying to fix something that can't be fixed, you know?
I don't know what to do anymore.
It's like my gut tells me one thing and then my mind says the opposite.
(laughs) How can something so wrong feel so right?
Yeah, sort of like that, I guess.
Gabriel.
I want you to stay away from my woman.
Hey, do you hear me?
Hey!
(grunts) Stop it!
(groans) Come on!
(gasping) Hit me again!
Time for you to be going.
I don't know why Mark let the guy pound on him like that.
I mean, he was a fearsome dude.
He could have taken any guy in the place.
You said that Mark called him Gabriel, right?
Do you know a last name?
I never seen the cat before.
179 Gabriels released in New York state in the last six months.
So far no matches.
Yeah, and no phone or e-mail contact between O'Neil and anyone named Gabriel.
Well, they probably wouldn't be if he's sleeping with the man's girlfriend.
MARTIN: Maybe there's more to it.
You know, at the bar he was talking about fixing something that couldn't be fixed.
Well, what if he was talking about his relationship?
His friend has an accident, he straightens out for a while.
But at the end of the day, he's still the same guy.
DANNY: What, once a dog, always a dog?
You tell me.
(phone rings) Taylor.
Look, O'Neil was fine up until a week ago.
So what happened?
You know, people slip for a reason.
Maybe Gabriel Molina knows.
All right, paroled six weeks ago after serving five years for attempted murder and he's a repeat customer, too.
Hmm.
Channel 9?
Okay.
Okay.
Guys, check this out.
They found O'Neil's car in Westchester County.
Was he in it?
I hope not.
(garbled radio transmission) Okay, so they're searching the perimeter and no sign of his body so far.
So, Molina must have burned the car to get rid of evidence, huh?
What'd he do with O'Neil?
Probably took him somewhere else and killed him.
If he was a jealous husband, that's pretty methodical for a crime of passion.
(phone rings) One second.
Delgado.
Hey, could I, uh, take a look at that?
Thank you.
So, they raided Molina's house, and Gabriel wasn't there.
But they're bringing in the wife.
I don't know where Gabriel is.
Okay.
Do you know this man?
That's my cousin Mark.
What's going on?
Well, Mark's missing.
And the last time he was seen, Gabriel had him at gunpoint.
He wouldn't hurt him.
Look, I know you don't believe me, but he wouldn't.
I swear.
Look, if you want to help your husband, you need to explain to us what's going on between you and Mark.
There isn't anything going on between us.
I trusted Mark, and he betrayed me.
(knocking) Judy.
We have to talk.
Listen, I really need to go.
I have a doctor's appointment in the city.
Did you call Gabe's parole officer?
Yeah, I did.
What the hell is wrong with you, Mark?
You had no right to do that!
You told me he was using again.
We had that conversation two weeks ago.
And then yesterday you call his PO out of the blue?
Someone had to take action.
He got in NA; he got a job, but now he's going back to jail because of you.
I did what I thought was right.
Who's going to go to the pharmacy at 2:00 in the morning when Chrissy's sick?
You?
You know, if you're going to run around deciding what's best for everyone, be ready to deal with the consequences.
I still don't know why he busted Gabe.
I never got a straight answer.
I'll bet your husband was furious when he found out.
Look, if you cover for him now, your girl could lose you, too.
He called me a few hours ago.
He's at his brother's house.
I nevemet Judy's husband.
Why would he do this?
Mark told Judy that he was on his way to a doctor's appointment.
Do you know anything about that?
He never mentioned it.
Okay.
Has he ever been to St.
Andrew's Hospital?
Because he got a call from there five days ago.
I have no idea.
Look, what does this have to do with anything?
I know this is frustrating, but the more we know about Mark, the better chance we have of finding him.
All right?
Now we found this key in Mark's car.
Do you recognize it?
That's the key to our safety deposit box.
Okay, then we're going to need your permission to look inside.
Of course.
He...
he was obviously...
you know, struggling with something.
I always told him I loved him for being the strong one.
When he needed help, he probably thought he couldn't turn to me.
Is that him?
Mrs....
Is that him?
I have to talk to him.
He knows where Mark is.
Okay.
Our agents are going to find that out.
But in the meantime, let them do your job, do you understand me?
Please.
Where's Mark O'Neil?
I didn't do nothing to Mark.
I can see that we're having a little bit of an IQ problem here.
So, I'm going to talk real slow, okay?
You abducted him...
then you killed him...
and then you burned his car to get rid of the evidence.
I didn't burn no car, and I didn't touch him.
I just got in the car, and then I got out.
That's it.
We just talked.
You got in between me and my family.
You brought this on yourself.
Listen, I shouldn't have gotten involved.
All right?
I realize that, and I'm sorry.
I put a call in to your PO.
Sure you did.
Joe Jankowski.
I left a message for him.
I'm going to tell him I made the whole thing up.
Why wait?
Let's drive over to his office right now.
I can't.
I can't do that.
There's something I need to do right now.
This is my life you're messing around with.
And if you kill me, I can't help you, can I?
Come on, man.
Think this through.
I promise I will take care of it tomorrow.
(gun cocks) You think I'm joking around?
You know, I wish you pointing that at me was the worst of my problems.
But today it isn't.
He dropped me off at Flatbush and Atlantic.
Who was he going to see?
I got no idea.
He wouldn't tell me.
You got to believe me.
When I got out of that car, the guy still had a pulse.
I'm sorry.
I don't have a patient named Mark O'Neil.
Well, the call came in from this office.
Do you know this man?
Oh, yes.
He's not a patient.
He set up an appointment for his friend, Hugh Dolan-- severe frontal lobe damage.
He wanted Hugh's condition reevaluated, but the news wasn't what he had hoped for.
I've been reading that stem cells scan be used for regeneration of all kinds of other cells.
Stem cell research is still confined to the lab at this moment.
It's not a realistic treatment.
But there must be other treatments, right?
At this stage we should focus on coping skills.
What about, um, shunt implantation?
Hugh doesn't fit the criteria for that surgery.
But on the Internet, I read that there was a...
Stop!
Just...
stop.
There must be some other way.
Don't you hear what he's saying?
No.
There's no other way.
CAT scans, EEGs-- I've had thousands.
I'm not getting better ever.
You don't know, Mark.
You don't know what it's like.
I'm sorry.
I'm, I'm doing everything I can here.
You said we were brothers.
You said you would protect me.
You promised you'd look out for me.
And I meant it.
Then why am I here?
Tell me, Mark.
Why?
Could you give us a minute?
Certainly.
I came back.
Mark was gone.
Hugh had a few more questions, but then he left shortly after.
He sounds as though he's not interested in any further treatments.
Well, you're right.
He wasn't.
He asked me for a prescription for ketamine.
He...
wanted to know if it was lethal in certain doses.
Did you prescribe it to him?
Patients with his kind of brain injury often experience suicidal impulses.
I referred him to a counselor instead.
Are you thinking that Hugh wanted those drugs to use on O'Neil?
He had motive and clearly had hard feelings about the accident, conveniently forgot to menti that trip to the doctor.
Okay, but even if he lied, the accident was a year ago.
That's a long me to wait for revenge.
Yeah.
Hey, I just tried to call you, went straight to voice mail.
There's no reception in the bank vault.
What was in the deposit box?
Deed to the house, some personal papers, and then there was this.
Mark had a trust fund agreement drawn up ten days ago.
Income from the fund is sent directly to Hugh Dolan.
How much?
$2,000 a month.
But here's the kicker.
In the event of Mark's death, all funds transfer to Hugh Dolan.
You think he has the capacity to understand that?
Well, even if he doesn't, ?
Wait, I told you Mark was scared of some guy from jail.
That guy's been cleared.
But I couldn't hurt Mark.
He was my best friend.
And if he's dead, you get a huge windfall.
You need to explain this.
I'm trying, but...
Mark was scared of some guy from jail.
Listen, stop the act.
We're not buying it.
I want to see Hugh.
He needs me.
You got that right.
He can barely do up his own shoes.
Let alone kill Mark.
He didn't kill Mark.
He could never do that.
Which is why you gave him a hand, or you did it yourself.
Why would I do that?
Because you blamed him for the accident.
You wanted to make him pay.
No.
No, that's not true.
And when you heard about the trust fund, you figured, why settle for an allowance?
I'm not gonna say anything else.
Dr.
Gupta told us that you fought with Mark, that you were angry, you were yelling.
Me and Mark...
go back.
All right?
We don't...
we don't fight.
So the doctor was lying?
No.
Um...
I got nothing else to say.
Blood.
(dialing phone) I want to leave now.
Take a seat.
So we found blood at your house.
In about an hour, we're gonna match it to Mark.
VIVIAN: We know that you did it.
We also know that you didn't act alone.
MARTIN: Listen, Hugh, because of your condition, a judge is gonna go easy on you, okay?
But as far as Lilly's concerned, she's going away for life.
No.
Keep her out of this.
Look, man, you want to help Lilly, just got to tell us the truth.
Lilly...
doesn't know about this.
And I don't want her to ever know.
That's why I...
called Mark to come over one day when she wasn't there.
I need your help to make it look like it's...
it's an accident.
If they thk I killed myself, Lilly won't get a settlement.
You can't ask me what you're asking me.
I wouldn't, you know, if I didn't have to.
Well, the answer's no.
You're a Marine.
You're gonna get through this.
I...
can't live like this.
Listen, if it's the money, I'll set it up for you...
No, I don't need your money!
I need...
I need...
(panting) The other day...
I heard Lilly say that she needed some milk.
So I say that I'll go down to the corner, and I'll get her some.
But then it gets dark, and I could see my house, but it's like I don't even know my own house.
And the next morning, you know where they found me?
In some bushes two doors down, Neil and Lisa's house.
Wait, I already told you that story?
It's okay.
Don't worry about it.
If you don't help me, I'll do this myself.
Where's the gun, Hugh?
HUGH: Lilly stood by me, Mark.
I can't have her know that I left her on purpose.
Where's the gun, Hugh?!
HUGH: No!
Mark...
I'm taking this with me, so you don't do something stupid.
I need...
but I need your help, Mark!
I said no, Hugh!
Mark!
I lied to you guys before.
He took my gun.
He didn't borrow it.
We don't care about the gun.
Now, what happened to Mark?
He changed his mind.
After he took me to the doctor, he told me he'd help me.
So what was the plan?
He took the stunt job so that he could break away and go back to your house?
Is that it?
He wanted to make sure that he had an alibi.
So where is he?
What went wrong, Hugh?
Everything.
How you feel?
I'm good.
The Vic's kicking in.
I'll look like I fell asleep in the tub.
Hugh, I just wanted to say...
I'm sorry.
If I could go back...
and undo it all, I would.
Hey.
Don't-don't...
don't be sad.
I'm not.
(sniffling) You're the only person I could trust.
Don't let go.
Okay?
I won't.
I'm ready.
(breathes deeply) (sniffling) (glass breaking) Hugh, are you all right?!
(coughing) Say something.
Can you breathe?
Say something.
Are you all right?
She was...
trying to protect me.
I couldn't tell her what I did.
She was so afraid of getting in trouble.
That's why she burned the car.
What did you do with the body?
MARTIN: Hugh.
Where's your friend?
We found his body buried in the woods in Ossining.
I'm very sorry for your loss.
I really don't understand how this happened.
Lilly thought she was saving her husband's life.
No, no, no, I mean about Mark.
Why would he do this?
Did I just not know him at all?
No, I...
I think Mark was just trying to help his friend.
Yeah.
Can I see him?
Of course.
WOMAN: Well, working as a stuntman must have been a huge change from being a soldier.
Well, what's the same is the, um...
the bond between us.
You know, it's a...
it's a powerful thing.
We put our lives in eacother's hands.
It's a sacred trust.
Listen, I really...
I really need to get ready.
But, uh, thank you.
Thanks, Mark.
Okay, let's cut it.
(beeping
I can't sleep.
You worried about the job?
(sighs) Yeah, yeah, a little.
It's going to go fine, Mark.
It always does.
Today's no different.
You're right.
How about I take you to Bernardo's tonight?
I'll make the reservation.
You mean everything to me.
You know that, right?
Prove it.
Security!
Step out of the vehicle!
Clear the area!
We got a bomb!
(screaming) No!
No!
(screams) That's a cut!
(cheering) Whoo!
You okay, Mark?
How do you feel?
Medium rare.
Hey, the gag looked bitchin'.
Great work, man.
Thanks.
I'm going to be in my trailer.
Hey, everybody, Mark O'Neil.
Yeah!
(cheering) Danny.
Hey.
Hey.
Thank you very much, okay?
So, I, uh, hear we got a missing actor.
Anyone famous?
Uh, a stuntman, actually.
His name is Mark O'Neil.
Four hours ago he did what the industry calls a full burn, then he headed to his trailer and he never came back.
Um, any sign of a struggle in his, uh, trailer?
Nothing.
NYPD found his wallet and his cell phone on the table.
I spoke to on-set security and they said that he arrived here this morning in a taxicab, and they swear that they never saw him leave, so...
Wait a second, four hours?
It's a little too early to be calling us.
He's probably having a long lunch.
ke a look at that.
He got that text message right before he went missing.
Okay, that puts a different spin on things.
Herman Jarvis, Special Agent Spade.
This is Special Agent Taylor; we're FBI.
Hey, I got to go.
I got people here.
Any news on Mark?
How well do you know Mr.
O'Neil?
Well, I must have hired him a dozen times over the years.
He's a stand-up guy.
This whole thing is crazy.
When was the last time you spoke to him?
About an hour before the stunt.
Did it seem like he was in trouble?
Only trouble I saw was what happened right in front of me.
Welcome to Insane Bomber III.
How the mighty have fallen, huh?
Hey, man, a job's a job.
Thanks for bringing me on board.
Well, you wouldn't take no for an answer.
I know.
I know.
I owe you one.
Seriously, man, I mean, why...
why do you want do this job?
It's just a routine burn on a direct-to-video stinker.
You know, routine works for me.
Time to leave the high falls to the young guys.
Meg and I are engaged, so...
Wait a minute.
You quit chasing tail?
Mark O'Neil!
I had to see it to believe it.
All right, Fowler, cool it.
What's done is done.
It's not bad enough you trash me all over town.
Now you're going to bump me off the burn?
Hey, look, man, I'm sorry.
I didn't know you were up for it.
Sorry?!
It's my first gig in three months!
This is the scotch talking, all right?
Cool it.
I'll take you apart, man.
Don't make this any harder than it has to be, kid.
Just walk away.
This is not over, you hear me?
This is not over!
Jimmy's like most stuntmen.
He's not afraid of much, so there's no telling where it's going to stop.
Fortunately, security came and took him away.
Why did he accuse O'Neil of trashing him?
Mark said he hired Jimmy for a gig and he swed up drunk.
Jimmy thought Mark was blackballing him after that.
Where can we find him?
(laughing): Probably in a bar somewhere.
When you hired him, did he fill out a W2, an I9, any of those kinds of forms?
Yeah.
I can round that up for you.
Thank you.
Okay, thanks.
Hey, so we put out an APB on Jimmy Fowler.
No record, but he's got a motive.
You know, it doesn't really track.
O'Neil was an A-list player.
His agent said he picked this movie over a big budget film in Toronto.
Well, maybe the movie in Toronto was more risky.
No, it was less risky.
They just wanted him to coordinate a couple of fights.
So he chose a lousy job over the good one.
He must have had a reason.
Yeah, I think we should check the crew on the set again.
Maybe somebody there had a problem with him.
Will do.
Mark was distracted this morning.
I...
I thought it was about the stunt.
Now I don't know what to think.
Did something come up?
After you called, I was looking for a recent photo of Mark and I...
I found this.
Is this his?
He always said they were too dangerous to have in the house.
He doesn't own one.
Okay, we're going to need to take this with us.
We'll run a trace and see if something comes up.
Ms.
Pruitt, did Mark have any contact with Jimmy Fowler?
No, uh, it seemed like things with them blew over.
You think he did this?
Right now we're looking into everyone and everything.
Besides Jimmy Fowler, did he have a problem with anyone else on the movie set?
I don't think so.
How about things between the two of you?
Any problems?
We used to be on-again, off-again, lots of drama.
Then, a year ago, there was an accident.
It was kind of a turning point.
On a stunt?
No, no, but he was, um, dirt biking with ather stuntman, Hugh Dolan.
Hugh crashed.
He got prettmessed up.
Was anybody at fault It was a freak thing.
Hugh wasn't wearing a helmet, but I think Mark feels responsible, you know?
Uh, they were in the military together.
Hugh was like his little brother.
Made him take a hard look at his life.
Not long after that, he...
proposed.
(sniffles) And, uh, and things with us were the best they'd ever been.
Until about a week ago.
What happened?
I don't know...
I don't know.
He, he just got quiet, withdrawn.
Then, three nights ago, he just lost it.
Dinner's two minutes away.
Why'd you pull that thing back out?
It helps me relax.
Can we talk about something?
Yeah, sure.
I was thinking about going for my master's in business.
Whatever you want to do.
Well, the thing is, I'd have to quit work to go back to school.
I wouldn't be making any money.
But a degree would give me a shot at a better salary.
The downside is I'd be up against a bunch of 25-year-olds.
You know why I enjoy working on this clock?
It makes sense.
It only goes together one way.
There's only one right answer.
I don't want to talk about your clock.
I want to talk about school.
It's your decision, Meg; stop trying to make it mine.
This affects both of us.
Well, I don't want the responsibility.
I just need your opinion.
Well, you're not gonna get it!
Okay?!
And don't ask me what's right for you or anybody else 'cause I don't know.
Mark, what's going on?
I'm going to go get a drink.
He left lots of rubber on the driveway on his way out.
I'd never seen him like that.
Do you have any idea why he took a cab to work this morning?
He didn't take a cab.
He drove.
Okay, uh, what kind of car does he drive?
A Ford Expedition, black.
Hey, anything pop on the Expedition?
Nothing yet.
Still can't figure out why he showed up to work in a cab.
Well, maybe he caught wind that Fowler was after him and he was trying to go low-pro.
Yeah, yeah, O'Neil could've staged this whole thing.
He's feeling the pressure of being responsible for other people.
He just wanted to disappear.
Mmm.
You're forgetting about the text messa.
Maybe he sent it to himself, tossed it and drove away.
Hmm.
How's it going with the behind-the-scenes footage?
It's coming along, but nothing yet.
WOMAN (on TV): So how'd you get to be a stuntman?
I was in the Marine Corps, and when I got out, I kind of fell into a job as an extra on a war movie.
WOMAN: That must have been a huge change from being a soldier.
Well, what's the same is the, um...
the bond between us.
You know?
It's a...
it's a powerful thing.
We put our lives in each other's hands.
It's a sacred trust.
Hey, Danny, take a look at this.
(tape rewindg) He starts acting nervous right about here.
We put our lives in each other's hands.
It's a sacred trust.
Well, if someone threatened my life, I'd be nervous, too.
Yeah, but based on the timecode, he hadn't received a death threat at this point.
This is even before Jimmy Fowler showed up.
He got himself a gun.
He-he was worried about something.
(cell phone ringing) Taylor.
Really?
Well, is he alive?
Okay.
Yeah, bring him in.
Thanks.
That was the state police.
They arrested Fowler.
He crashed after a high-speed chase.
JACK: Looks like the stunt driving didn't go so well.
Where's Mark O'Neil, Jimmy?
I don't know.
Outrunning the cops says that you do.
Now, I'm gonna give you a second chance at a first impression.
Where did you go when you were kicked off the set?
I went to my car, and I drove home.
Jimmy, why are witnesses saying that they saw you spend the morning on Adams Street, 200 feet from set?
JACK: You know what I think?
I think you wanted a second crack at O'Neil.
That's lying in wait, special circumstances.
It'll get you the needle.
Hey, hold on a minute.
I didn't kill anybody!
Yeah, but you didn't go home either.
So what'd you do?
O'Neil screwed me over.
And I wanted to do some damage.
So I saw him sneak off the set.
I followed him.
(whispering) (car engine starts) The two of them drove off, and that was the last time I seen him.
And you expect us to believe that?
It's what happened.
And I got the hell out of there.
Yeah, that was a really brave move.
I figured he got what was coming to him.
Plus, everybody knew how pissed off I was about him taking my job.
I thought I'd get blamed for it.
That's why I ran.
Who was the guy?
I don't know.
I've never seen him.
We're gonna need a sketch.
I can't draw.
With a sketch artist, moron.
Right.
Right.
drive He doesn't look familiar.
Maybe this was just a carjacking?
He seemed to be waiting for him.
So you think he was after Mark?
Why, why would he take him?
We're not sure, but it might help if we knew where he was going.
What do you mean?
Mark made a point of leaving so that no one saw him.
We assume that he planned to go back to finish his stunts.
So what we need to know is, are there any places nearby that he might go?
Ms.
Pruitt?
Mark had a weakness for other women.
He used to sneak off the set.
That's why I broke up with him before.
I thought we were past all that.
(sniffles) We spoke to the women on the crew.
He didn't hook up with any of them.
No hotel reservations in his name.
So you don't think he has a little chippie stashed away somewhere?
I think this feels bigger than a roll in the hay.
A lot of planning went into this.
So where's the carjacking fit in?
It's hard to say, but I'm beginning to think that he took this job so that he could slip away and nobody'd know where he was.
Well, he couldn't get far.
He only had an hour before he had to get back to set.
Keep checking people in the area.
You got it.
Thank you.
You get anything from the film?
Well, not from the actual stunt, but check this out.
It's behind-the-scenes footage of the making of the movie.
this ?
?
Okay, here's where the text "You die today" He looks like he thinks it's coming from somewhere nearby.
Exactly.
That's why we decided to take a closer look.
This is a few seconds before, and look, it looks like this guy is sending a text.
Sure enough, same guy.
Let's get a copy of that out to O'Neil's friends.
See if somebody can ID him.
Excuse me, Jack.
I just got off the phone with ATF.
O'Neil's pistol is registered to Hugh Dolan, his friend who was injured in the motorcycle accident.
I'm sorry.
(sighs) Everything's kind of slow for me.
It's all right, Mr.
Dolan.
Take your time.
I'm pretty sure I've never seen him.
No.
Me neither.
I can't believe Mark's gone missing.
How long have you known him?
Uh...
how long?
Lilly?
About ten years.
Yeah, that's right.
We served in the same unit.
After I got discharged, he helped me get into the stunt business.
He's the best friend I got.
Mr.
Dolan, we found your handgun at Mark's house.
Any idea how it got there?
I gave it to him.
When?
Uh...
day or two ago, I think it was.
Heather, hey, the guys and I were just talking about you and the other models.
We're real excited to see you.
(knocking) What?
No.
Hey, Lilly.
LILLY: Come on in.
I was just leaving.
Hey, Mark.
Did I forget that you're coming over?
No, buddy, I was...
I was just in the neighborhood.
(turns TV off) How you doing?
Pretty good.
Good.
Listen, Hugh, I need to ask you something.
Do you still have the Sig?
The pistol, Hugh-- do you still have it?
Yeah.
Why?
I, uh, I need to borrow it.
I got into some trouble in a bar last night, and I don't think it's over.
What kind of trouble?
Just...
it's an ex-con, just out of prison.
It's a long story, Hugh.
Can I borrow the gun or not?
Uh...
okay.
I guess so.
So I gave it to him.
Did he ever say who this ex-con was?
No.
Maybe it's this guy...
right?
Honey, why did you buy a gun?
I can't protect you anymore.
Not since the accident.
This accident, we know that Mark was involved, but what exactly happened?
It was a pretty day.
Hope you're hungry 'cause you're gonna be eating lots of my dust.
(laughs): Go to hell.
Damn.
You know, I forgot the helmets in the garage.
Your memory's going.
Ah, come on.
We don't need them.
Let's go.
Getting old, man.
Old and slow.
I'll show you who's slow.
(engine starts) He took off.
I took off after him.
They said that I was going too fast to make a curve.
Hugh!
Oh, God.
Help!
Help!
Mark kept me alive until the medics came.
I'd be dead if it wasn't for him.
So you don't blame him?
No, of course not.
Even so, we still need to know where both of you were this morning.
We were here, both of us.
(helicopter whirring) Mario Stubbs?
FBI.
What can I get you?
I'd like some information on Mark O'Neil.
I don't think I know the man.
Well, according to his Visa, you ran his tab here four nights ago.
We know that O'Neil had trouble with someone.
What happened?
Nothing at first.
He hadn't been around for quite some time.
Seems he had sorrows that needed drowning.
WOMAN: So if your girlfriend didn't do anything, why'd you yell at her?
Because I suck.
I don't know.
I think I'm trying to fix something that can't be fixed, you know?
I don't know what to do anymore.
It's like my gut tells me one thing and then my mind says the opposite.
(laughs) How can something so wrong feel so right?
Yeah, sort of like that, I guess.
Gabriel.
I want you to stay away from my woman.
Hey, do you hear me?
Hey!
(grunts) Stop it!
(groans) Come on!
(gasping) Hit me again!
Time for you to be going.
I don't know why Mark let the guy pound on him like that.
I mean, he was a fearsome dude.
He could have taken any guy in the place.
You said that Mark called him Gabriel, right?
Do you know a last name?
I never seen the cat before.
179 Gabriels released in New York state in the last six months.
So far no matches.
Yeah, and no phone or e-mail contact between O'Neil and anyone named Gabriel.
Well, they probably wouldn't be if he's sleeping with the man's girlfriend.
MARTIN: Maybe there's more to it.
You know, at the bar he was talking about fixing something that couldn't be fixed.
Well, what if he was talking about his relationship?
His friend has an accident, he straightens out for a while.
But at the end of the day, he's still the same guy.
DANNY: What, once a dog, always a dog?
You tell me.
(phone rings) Taylor.
Look, O'Neil was fine up until a week ago.
So what happened?
You know, people slip for a reason.
Maybe Gabriel Molina knows.
All right, paroled six weeks ago after serving five years for attempted murder and he's a repeat customer, too.
Hmm.
Channel 9?
Okay.
Okay.
Guys, check this out.
They found O'Neil's car in Westchester County.
Was he in it?
I hope not.
(garbled radio transmission) Okay, so they're searching the perimeter and no sign of his body so far.
So, Molina must have burned the car to get rid of evidence, huh?
What'd he do with O'Neil?
Probably took him somewhere else and killed him.
If he was a jealous husband, that's pretty methodical for a crime of passion.
(phone rings) One second.
Delgado.
Hey, could I, uh, take a look at that?
Thank you.
So, they raided Molina's house, and Gabriel wasn't there.
But they're bringing in the wife.
I don't know where Gabriel is.
Okay.
Do you know this man?
That's my cousin Mark.
What's going on?
Well, Mark's missing.
And the last time he was seen, Gabriel had him at gunpoint.
He wouldn't hurt him.
Look, I know you don't believe me, but he wouldn't.
I swear.
Look, if you want to help your husband, you need to explain to us what's going on between you and Mark.
There isn't anything going on between us.
I trusted Mark, and he betrayed me.
(knocking) Judy.
We have to talk.
Listen, I really need to go.
I have a doctor's appointment in the city.
Did you call Gabe's parole officer?
Yeah, I did.
What the hell is wrong with you, Mark?
You had no right to do that!
You told me he was using again.
We had that conversation two weeks ago.
And then yesterday you call his PO out of the blue?
Someone had to take action.
He got in NA; he got a job, but now he's going back to jail because of you.
I did what I thought was right.
Who's going to go to the pharmacy at 2:00 in the morning when Chrissy's sick?
You?
You know, if you're going to run around deciding what's best for everyone, be ready to deal with the consequences.
I still don't know why he busted Gabe.
I never got a straight answer.
I'll bet your husband was furious when he found out.
Look, if you cover for him now, your girl could lose you, too.
He called me a few hours ago.
He's at his brother's house.
I nevemet Judy's husband.
Why would he do this?
Mark told Judy that he was on his way to a doctor's appointment.
Do you know anything about that?
He never mentioned it.
Okay.
Has he ever been to St.
Andrew's Hospital?
Because he got a call from there five days ago.
I have no idea.
Look, what does this have to do with anything?
I know this is frustrating, but the more we know about Mark, the better chance we have of finding him.
All right?
Now we found this key in Mark's car.
Do you recognize it?
That's the key to our safety deposit box.
Okay, then we're going to need your permission to look inside.
Of course.
He...
he was obviously...
you know, struggling with something.
I always told him I loved him for being the strong one.
When he needed help, he probably thought he couldn't turn to me.
Is that him?
Mrs....
Is that him?
I have to talk to him.
He knows where Mark is.
Okay.
Our agents are going to find that out.
But in the meantime, let them do your job, do you understand me?
Please.
Where's Mark O'Neil?
I didn't do nothing to Mark.
I can see that we're having a little bit of an IQ problem here.
So, I'm going to talk real slow, okay?
You abducted him...
then you killed him...
and then you burned his car to get rid of the evidence.
I didn't burn no car, and I didn't touch him.
I just got in the car, and then I got out.
That's it.
We just talked.
You got in between me and my family.
You brought this on yourself.
Listen, I shouldn't have gotten involved.
All right?
I realize that, and I'm sorry.
I put a call in to your PO.
Sure you did.
Joe Jankowski.
I left a message for him.
I'm going to tell him I made the whole thing up.
Why wait?
Let's drive over to his office right now.
I can't.
I can't do that.
There's something I need to do right now.
This is my life you're messing around with.
And if you kill me, I can't help you, can I?
Come on, man.
Think this through.
I promise I will take care of it tomorrow.
(gun cocks) You think I'm joking around?
You know, I wish you pointing that at me was the worst of my problems.
But today it isn't.
He dropped me off at Flatbush and Atlantic.
Who was he going to see?
I got no idea.
He wouldn't tell me.
You got to believe me.
When I got out of that car, the guy still had a pulse.
I'm sorry.
I don't have a patient named Mark O'Neil.
Well, the call came in from this office.
Do you know this man?
Oh, yes.
He's not a patient.
He set up an appointment for his friend, Hugh Dolan-- severe frontal lobe damage.
He wanted Hugh's condition reevaluated, but the news wasn't what he had hoped for.
I've been reading that stem cells scan be used for regeneration of all kinds of other cells.
Stem cell research is still confined to the lab at this moment.
It's not a realistic treatment.
But there must be other treatments, right?
At this stage we should focus on coping skills.
What about, um, shunt implantation?
Hugh doesn't fit the criteria for that surgery.
But on the Internet, I read that there was a...
Stop!
Just...
stop.
There must be some other way.
Don't you hear what he's saying?
No.
There's no other way.
CAT scans, EEGs-- I've had thousands.
I'm not getting better ever.
You don't know, Mark.
You don't know what it's like.
I'm sorry.
I'm, I'm doing everything I can here.
You said we were brothers.
You said you would protect me.
You promised you'd look out for me.
And I meant it.
Then why am I here?
Tell me, Mark.
Why?
Could you give us a minute?
Certainly.
I came back.
Mark was gone.
Hugh had a few more questions, but then he left shortly after.
He sounds as though he's not interested in any further treatments.
Well, you're right.
He wasn't.
He asked me for a prescription for ketamine.
He...
wanted to know if it was lethal in certain doses.
Did you prescribe it to him?
Patients with his kind of brain injury often experience suicidal impulses.
I referred him to a counselor instead.
Are you thinking that Hugh wanted those drugs to use on O'Neil?
He had motive and clearly had hard feelings about the accident, conveniently forgot to menti that trip to the doctor.
Okay, but even if he lied, the accident was a year ago.
That's a long me to wait for revenge.
Yeah.
Hey, I just tried to call you, went straight to voice mail.
There's no reception in the bank vault.
What was in the deposit box?
Deed to the house, some personal papers, and then there was this.
Mark had a trust fund agreement drawn up ten days ago.
Income from the fund is sent directly to Hugh Dolan.
How much?
$2,000 a month.
But here's the kicker.
In the event of Mark's death, all funds transfer to Hugh Dolan.
You think he has the capacity to understand that?
Well, even if he doesn't, ?
Wait, I told you Mark was scared of some guy from jail.
That guy's been cleared.
But I couldn't hurt Mark.
He was my best friend.
And if he's dead, you get a huge windfall.
You need to explain this.
I'm trying, but...
Mark was scared of some guy from jail.
Listen, stop the act.
We're not buying it.
I want to see Hugh.
He needs me.
You got that right.
He can barely do up his own shoes.
Let alone kill Mark.
He didn't kill Mark.
He could never do that.
Which is why you gave him a hand, or you did it yourself.
Why would I do that?
Because you blamed him for the accident.
You wanted to make him pay.
No.
No, that's not true.
And when you heard about the trust fund, you figured, why settle for an allowance?
I'm not gonna say anything else.
Dr.
Gupta told us that you fought with Mark, that you were angry, you were yelling.
Me and Mark...
go back.
All right?
We don't...
we don't fight.
So the doctor was lying?
No.
Um...
I got nothing else to say.
Blood.
(dialing phone) I want to leave now.
Take a seat.
So we found blood at your house.
In about an hour, we're gonna match it to Mark.
VIVIAN: We know that you did it.
We also know that you didn't act alone.
MARTIN: Listen, Hugh, because of your condition, a judge is gonna go easy on you, okay?
But as far as Lilly's concerned, she's going away for life.
No.
Keep her out of this.
Look, man, you want to help Lilly, just got to tell us the truth.
Lilly...
doesn't know about this.
And I don't want her to ever know.
That's why I...
called Mark to come over one day when she wasn't there.
I need your help to make it look like it's...
it's an accident.
If they thk I killed myself, Lilly won't get a settlement.
You can't ask me what you're asking me.
I wouldn't, you know, if I didn't have to.
Well, the answer's no.
You're a Marine.
You're gonna get through this.
I...
can't live like this.
Listen, if it's the money, I'll set it up for you...
No, I don't need your money!
I need...
I need...
(panting) The other day...
I heard Lilly say that she needed some milk.
So I say that I'll go down to the corner, and I'll get her some.
But then it gets dark, and I could see my house, but it's like I don't even know my own house.
And the next morning, you know where they found me?
In some bushes two doors down, Neil and Lisa's house.
Wait, I already told you that story?
It's okay.
Don't worry about it.
If you don't help me, I'll do this myself.
Where's the gun, Hugh?
HUGH: Lilly stood by me, Mark.
I can't have her know that I left her on purpose.
Where's the gun, Hugh?!
HUGH: No!
Mark...
I'm taking this with me, so you don't do something stupid.
I need...
but I need your help, Mark!
I said no, Hugh!
Mark!
I lied to you guys before.
He took my gun.
He didn't borrow it.
We don't care about the gun.
Now, what happened to Mark?
He changed his mind.
After he took me to the doctor, he told me he'd help me.
So what was the plan?
He took the stunt job so that he could break away and go back to your house?
Is that it?
He wanted to make sure that he had an alibi.
So where is he?
What went wrong, Hugh?
Everything.
How you feel?
I'm good.
The Vic's kicking in.
I'll look like I fell asleep in the tub.
Hugh, I just wanted to say...
I'm sorry.
If I could go back...
and undo it all, I would.
Hey.
Don't-don't...
don't be sad.
I'm not.
(sniffling) You're the only person I could trust.
Don't let go.
Okay?
I won't.
I'm ready.
(breathes deeply) (sniffling) (glass breaking) Hugh, are you all right?!
(coughing) Say something.
Can you breathe?
Say something.
Are you all right?
She was...
trying to protect me.
I couldn't tell her what I did.
She was so afraid of getting in trouble.
That's why she burned the car.
What did you do with the body?
MARTIN: Hugh.
Where's your friend?
We found his body buried in the woods in Ossining.
I'm very sorry for your loss.
I really don't understand how this happened.
Lilly thought she was saving her husband's life.
No, no, no, I mean about Mark.
Why would he do this?
Did I just not know him at all?
No, I...
I think Mark was just trying to help his friend.
Yeah.
Can I see him?
Of course.
WOMAN: Well, working as a stuntman must have been a huge change from being a soldier.
Well, what's the same is the, um...
the bond between us.
You know, it's a...
it's a powerful thing.
We put our lives in eacother's hands.
It's a sacred trust.
Listen, I really...
I really need to get ready.
But, uh, thank you.
Thanks, Mark.
Okay, let's cut it.
(beeping